Life in College
College is about learning. It is not as simple as learning whatever it is that is being
taught in your required classes, though. It is about learning how to listen, how to speak,
how to think. Learning who you are, who your friends are, the type of people you want as
friends. Learning how to trust your innermost feelings, and how to find those feelings in
the first place. It is about learning what is really important to you, and learning what you
really do not give a damn about.
College is about learning how to tolerate, how to accept, how to like, and how to
love. Learning how to give as well as you receive, and how to trust that everything will
even itself out on its own (you buy a pizza one night, your roommate will the next night).
It is about learning that your mom and dad actually do have the right answers sometimes,
and that your younger sister is not such a little kid anymore.
College is about learning how to treat people as people, not as stereotypes.
Learning that sometimes a kiss is not just a kiss, that sometimes it means more, and that
sometimes it means less. Learning how to achieve, how to succeed, how to accomplish. It
is about learning how to not come in first place and still be proud, and about coming in
last and learning how to admit that you could have done better.
College is about learning that loud parties do not necessarily mean a good time.
Learning that loneliness does not go away in a crowd (worst, if you are international), and
that sometimes it is okay to be by yourself on a Friday or Saturday night. It is about
learning that your lunchtime crowd does not constitute your popularity, and that
popularity is all a matter of perspective. It is about learning that boredom is simply laziness
of the mind, and that watching three hours of Thursday night ABC is not quality relaxation
time.
College is about learning how to pack a bag, how to pack a car, and how to pack a
room full of way too much stuff. Learning that people probably like you a whole lot more
than they will ever tell you, and that it is your responsibility to make sure your friends
know how much you appreciate them. It is about learning that simply doing what you are
supposed to do is not enough, you need to put forth twice that much in order to fully
College are the best years of life. These are the years when you have the best friends and you enjoy a lot. If you ask any college student, they are going to tell you some best incidents about college life. But they are also going to tell you about the regrets of college life. Most people do not take college life too seriously because they are unable to achieve what they actually think of. Following is the list of some most common regrets you can hear from college students (i.e Me!).
Going off to college is probably one of the best things a person can do to further their education. The promise of a degree from a university seems achievable but is shadowed with the many challenges that come with a higher edification. Often many college students find themselves bothered by these obstacles which can determine whether the college student succeeds or not. There are many endeavors in college but it depends on how the student reacts to these situations.
We have been taught all throughout our years of school that grades are important. True, grades are very important, but are they the only quality we should be focusing on as we enter college? Perhaps we should look past grades and focus on things such as the adaptation into the college life. Patrick Sullivan shares college education is more than just tests and intelligence. He also shares tips on how to prepare for this life-changing move into adulthood. In his article “Essential Habits of Mind for College Readiness”, Sullivan discusses specific qualities that are crucial in college years and beyond, such as curiosity, openness, creativity, accountability, humility, and character. I believe these qualities are what shape a college student, because
Coming to college as an adult, we have many expectations and preconceptions of what college will or will not be. The expectations we have can influence our college life for the better or the worse. My experience since starting college has been an interesting one. People have misconceptions about college because they do not know what to expect. After doing some research, I have concluded that there are three major factors that are often misunderstood about college life. The first is the financial aspect of college. Second, is the relationship between the professors and students. Third is time management. These three factors play an important role in why people are afraid to go down the path to college.
Jack’s heart pounds as he casts panicked looks around the classroom. He doesn’t recognize the professor, he doesn’t know any of the students, and he can’t even figure out what the subject is. In front of him is a test. At the very last minute his roommate awakens him. It’s only another anxiety dream. The very fact that dreams like Jack’s are common suggests that college is a stressful situation for young people. The cause of this stress can be academic, financial, and personal.
Feeling isolated in a crowd is a common experience among university freshmen during the first few weeks on campus. The classic college experience is to become best friends with your hall mates, get involved in several clubs and activities, and make sure it is well documented on facebook for everyone back home to see. With such high expectations, one may question their self images in regards to being accepted. If incoming students have not already battled an eating disorder, they might fall into the large percentage of students who have developed one in college. Students and parents should feel more than confident that there are outstanding resources on CSU’s campus for eating disorder prevention and treatment, with high success rates. At Colorado State University, the Health Network offers an effective multidisciplinary treatment program for students with eating disorders, which is ran by highly trained professionals who specialize in each area of treatment. A multidisciplinary program means that there are several different techniques to cure the disorder, including: prevention, development and psychotherapy. To ensure optimal quality, the program also must include specific professionals such as a Registered Dietitian (RD), a primary care physician and a therapist. Each eating disorder is just as unique as the student who is fostering it. Therefore, effective treatment for one person may be very different from another.
The transition from high school to college is supposed to be freeing and exciting for students, yet general education requirements make it the opposite. Jaime Wandschneider, writer for Iowa State Daily, says, “From the start of our first semester, general education classes fill the credit count towards our graduation. These courses are supposed to turn young, fresh college students into well-rounded adults”. General education classes do exactly what he says: they fill: they are fillers: somewhat educational and very pointless. Many of the first and second year courses feel like a repeat from high school. As a freshman, I am taking algebra, and I can attest completely that this class is absolutely pointless to me. Does it makes sense that a freshman in college would be taking the same math as a freshman in high school? No, absolutely not, but that is the case for me, and unfor...
College has been such a culture shock for me. I never would have pictured myself being here. I am a freshman at the Community College of Rhode Island after unsuccessfully tried The talent development program at the University of Rhode Island. When I first entered the Community College of Rhode Island I was scared. I didn’t have a clue of what I wanted to be I believed that college was going to be a waste. Evers nice I enrolled to The Community College of Rhode Island The path to my success has cleared its way, figuring what I want to be after struggling to pick a major. All my life I had to to work twice as hard to get something that most people require minimal effort to attain. In high school, I was known to be an athlete although I wasn’t the best I worked my tail off all four years of high school I won many achievements and accomplished many things. In high school math teacher let me slip by and let me go even if they didn’t believe in my excuses. In my high school career, I had a few tough teachers, but at the end they always all through because of my charisma. After being babied throughout my whole life I enter the adult phase and it hasn’t been so easy. I always have one motive that I carry on no matter what. The motive of bettering myself and in time is better than my sister since I’m always in her shadow. My character possesses many strengths and weaknesses My personality makes me who I am today my voice, my attitude my determination to be created is what pushes me to be great in life. I am a motivator who needs to motivate myself before anyone else and my passion to help people who in needs will forever be part of my life. Throughout my life I made mistakes like all humans do. In my lifetime, I met many wonderful people t...
To think that my first semester of college will be over this friday makes me realize how fast time flies. The first few weeks of college were tough, tiring and full of anxiety. Being in a new environment, a different state and not knowing one single person was something that I did not prepare myself for. Throughout all of the tears and the frustrations, I had to constantly remind myself that I am at The University of Akron to gain an education and become a successful individual.
Being a college student alone can be stressful enough, but attending college while working a job can be quite stressful in some cases. College itself is not too bad and working a job typically isn 't ridiculous, but unfortunately most students have to attempt both if they wish to further their education. Usually students who juggle both are not doing it for fun. Attempting both at the same time, can become a very stressful life with lots of negative effects. There are two major negative effects of working while in college, however, there is one positive effect working while in college. The two adverse effects that most college students who work are dealing with is struggling to maintaining grades, with the possibility of dropping out and learning to function on a low amount of sleep. The one positive effect of working a job while in college is that the student becomes very prepared for the future.
Schedules are a difficult thing to balance. A person must find the time to complete a number of tasks in a day. A normal adult may have time to get everything done and still have time to spare. The normal college student on the other hand is constantly on the go. College students have busy schedules that include working, studying, and socializing.
Campus life can be exciting while challenging for most people who start to live on campus, especially when one has to face the collision of different cultures and beliefs. I have to go through this as well. It was in my first year to attend a university in China when I started to live on campus far away from home. Even though I had prepared myself to face new challenges and to adapt to the new environment, I still had to cope with some difficulties in relationships to get on well with others, especially when people who didn’t understand my faith wanted to disprove it because I had Christian faith. After experiencing life-changing events and seeing my mother’s testimony, I became a Christian when I was in High school. What’s more, this faith did not only make me a new person but also let me grow up by carrying me through some hardships when I started the life in university. It was a time in my life that I meet a situation in which
y first semester at APU has gone by rather fast. It seems like orientation was only yesterday, and today we are taking finals. A lot has happened in these few months as I embark on my college career as a freshmen once again. College is a big step up when compared to high school. I am surrounded by adults far more knowledgeable than I. This year has also been full of new things, new classes, new adventures, new challenges and new risks. The college transition was more than slightly overwhelming. There were multiple times where I was completely at a loss for how to move forward. This semester has also been full of triumphs and growth. College is one of the greatest opportunities we have to grow, in our entire life. However, you cannot have growth
“Learning is the beginning of wealth. Learning is the beginning of health. Learning is the beginning of spirituality. Searching and learning is where the miracle process all begins.” – Jim Rohn
Showing you what it is like entering the first year of college. Have you ever been in a situation where school can be stressful in many different aspects? I found out being prepared has its likes and dislikes. Here’s my experience on time management, financial, academic, also social life stress.